The Amazing Allysen doll

October 9, 2006 It’s gonna be an interactive Christmas and we’ll be featuring quite a few new high-tech toys over coming months, which brings us to the Amazing Allysen – Allysen is an older sibling of the interactive Amanda, which flew off the shelves in 2005. Allysen has a larger vocabulary and engages her playmate (aka owner) as a best friend by talking about topics ranging from fashion to music. The Amazing Allysen doll recognizes and responds to key words and phrases with lifelike facial expressions and real emotions. Allysen really gets to know you, collecting information about you as you play together, then retrieving the facts from time to time and including them in conversation. Allysen will also recognize her clothing, tops and jeans, shoes, hair accessories and can hold her mobile phone to her ear. You can even choose fun ring tones for Allysen’s cell phone.

Amazing Allysen represents the next ‘Amazing’ generation. Allysen is a tween girl dressed in a cool outfit with cute embellished jeans and a reversible vest. She also has beautiful long blonde hair that you can have lots of fun styling.

A precocious tween, Allysen remembers important information like a girl’s birthday, favourite colour, hobbies and interests, just like a real best friend!

Voice response – Allysen engages in two-way communication. She will respond when spoken to and recognises certain key words and phrases with lifelike facial expressions and real emotions.

Allysen really gets to know you – Allysen collect facts about you as you play together and keeps them in her memory. She then retrieves the facts from time to time and includes them in the conversation for a truly personal play experience. For example, Allysen might remember you birthday, favourite colour, favourite smoothie flavour and the sports you play. And if she knows it’s your favourite flavour, Allysen might suggest you share a strawberry banana smoothie together.

Accessory recognition – Allysen will recognize her clothing, tops and jeans, shoes, hair accessories (barrettes and headband) and her play accessories including:
Mobile phone – Allysen has articulation in her shoulder and elbow so she can hold her mobile phone to her ear. You can have fun conversations and play games with Allysen and her friends on her mobile phone. The little girl can even choose fun ring tones for Allysen’s cell phone.

Smoothie cup – Allysen can also hold her smoothie up to her mouth. You and Allysen have lots of fun trying new smoothie flavours.

Magazine – Allysen will read your horoscope from her magazine or ask you to style her hair in one of the styles from her magazine.

Hairbrush – Allysen has a sensor in her head so she’ll know when you brush her long hair.

Mike grew up thinking he would become a mathematician, accidentally started motorcycle racing, got a job writing road tests for a motorcycle magazine while at university, and became a writer. As a travelling photojournalist during his early career, his work was published in a dozen languages across 20+ countries. He went on to edit or manage over 50 print publications, with target audiences ranging from pensioners to plumbers, many different sports, many car and motorcycle magazines, with many more in the fields of communication - narrow subject magazines on topics such as advertising, marketing, visual communications, design, presentation and direct marketing. Then came the internet and Mike managed internet projects for Australia's largest multimedia company, Telstra.com.au (Australia's largest Telco), Seek.com.au (Australia's largest employment site), top100.com.au, hitwise.com, and a dozen other internet start-ups before founding Gizmag in 2002. Now he writes and thinks.